Green Party co-leader James Shaw told TVNZ1's Breakfast today that Mr Langridge is helping raise awareness of climate change's impact on the planet.

"I've spoken to him a number of times and said to him, you know, 'Kia kaha, keep going', 'cause I think what he's done is – it's one of the really big things that's really helped to raise public consciousness around climate change over the course of this year," he said.

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The Green Party co-leader spoke about Ollie Langridge after he hit 100 days of demonstrations outside the Beehive this morning.
Source: Breakfast

School strikers are expected to stand in solidarity with him on Parliament's lawn, while other students have planned events in their own communities.